Every Thursday afternoon, a classroom changes. The desks are pushed aside. Yoga mats are rolled out. School bags are dropped in the corner. Girls arrive carrying everything the school day has held. Some walk in laughing before the session has even begun. Others are...
After 44 years at Levana Primary School in Lavender Hill, Miss Jasson has seen thousands of children pass through her classroom. As she prepares to retire this August, she looks back on one partnership that has left a lasting mark on both her learners and herself. "I...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rjAy_DzdAM&list=PLZpfHsEQy4wQ1GmzXyToCldvrI-8_1GOq "I see myself as a product of ECP." It's a simple sentence, but one that says so much. Owethu first joined Earthchild Project when he was 12 years old. He came for the hikes, the...
To kick off Term 3, our Khayelitsha and Lavender Hill teams, together with Marketing, Operations, Project Management, and the gardeners from all six of our school gardens, came together for a day of connection, laughter, and delicious food at Food Jams. After the rave...
On Sunday, our community gathered once again at Rooftop on Bree to celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) - a day filled with movement, stillness, generosity, and connection. Hosted by Earthchild Project ambassador Joelle Sleebos, the annual event has...
What does leadership look like? For many people, leadership is associated with adults, professionals, or people in positions of power. But at Earthchild Project, we see leadership taking shape among young people every day. This Youth Month, three of our young leaders,...
https://youtu.be/kRi7Z436pDE “Kids of my age, every day we’ll face gangsterism, people being addicted to drugs, teenage pregnancy.” These are not the words of a politician, a teacher, or an adult reflecting on the challenges facing South Africa’s youth. They are the...
https://youtu.be/BTpkLua6vxE?si=YpeRi58taC3Uf “It is not easy to live in a community like this… people don’t have food. People are dying because of the gangsterism.” This is the reality for many families living on the Cape Flats. Junaid is 12 years old, and he has...
There are moments that stay with you long after they’ve passed. Moments that feel bigger than the space they happen in. Our trip to Germany was filled with many of these moments. Traveling from Cape Town with Janna and Noks was Aya, who started yoga with Earthchild...
This Women’s Month, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and potential of young women - and the spaces that help them grow into who they are meant to be. For Qhama, that space is Crown Sisters. “I love the Crown Sisters program,” she says. "We are taught...
If there is one way to truly feel the heart of what we do at Earthchild Project, it’s by being part of our annual family gathering. This year’s gathering felt especially meaningful as we step into our 20th year of impact - a...
https://youtu.be/m9-o4_Rvxww “Many people kill insects, because they don't know more about them. Maybe it wants a warm home or wants help. Now I’ve joined Eco Warriors, I'll not kill it. I'll just let it go wherever she or he wants to be.” These are the words of...
https://youtu.be/pnoLmvrCfzk Ayabulela, known as Aya, is 15 years old and lives in Khayelitsha with her family. Her journey with Earthchild Project began in Grade 1, almost a decade ago, when she first stepped onto a yoga mat at school. Since then, Aya has grown...
This week, Earthchild Project (ECP) welcomed a group of international visitors to Sakumlandela Primary School in Khayelitsha. They arrived as creatives, storytellers, and supporters from Germany, and left having shared something much deeper than a visit. What unfolded...
At the end of 2026, Earthchild Project turns 20. (A sentence that still takes a moment to land.) Back at the end of 2006, when I had the initial idea for this project and first met Noks and Lisa, I don’t think I ever imagined that all three of us would be where we are...